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American Jobs Plan Would Catalyze Clean Energy Innovation

March 31, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesArjun Krishnaswami

The Biden-Harris administration’s infrastructure plan released today would accelerate climate innovation and bring the benefits of research & development, technology commercialization, and manufacturing to more communities across the country. The plan would lay a foundation for an economy that works…

The Fed Has All the Authority Needed for Climate Action

March 31, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesSarah Dougherty

Recent letters and statements from Senator Toomey could not be further off the mark about the Fed and climate change: studying climate risk and acting on it are clearly a part of the Fed’s congressionally- given powers and requirements

Biden’s Bold Pledge to Build a Better Society for All

March 31, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Joe Biden is set to discuss efforts to implement a bold agenda to get our nation back on track in Pittsburgh today.

Our Water Infrastructure: Time to “Build Back Better”

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogIllinoisAngela Guyadeen

We have an opportunity right now to generate momentum for bold drinking water policies across the nation.

Climate Action: All Eyes on India and Net-Zero by 2050

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Sameer Kwatra

A groundbreaking analysis finds a pathway for India to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Opportunities to Strengthen AC Efficiency Labels in India

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

In a rapidly warming world, climate friendly air conditioner are vital to providing essential cooling, while keeping greenhouse gas emissions and energy use low. However, a large number of ACs and refrigerators sold in the Indian market may not be…

How to Make Two Vital Tax Incentives Even Better

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesRoger Baneman

Renewable energy tax credits and tax-exempt municipal bonds would be even more effective if their benefits were also available as direct cash grants.

Pittsburgh Poised to Thrive on Biden’s Plan

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMitchell Bernard

An equitable recovery powered by climate action means millions of well-paying jobs—with the Steel City, and other places like it, at the center of it all.

Deflect, Distract, & Ignore: P&G’s Greenwashing Continues

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogCanadaShelley Vinyard

How P&G’s latest announcement ignores investor concerns and furthers the myth of Canadian forestry’s sustainability

Climate and Reform in Focus: Interior's Oil and Gas Forum

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod, Valerie Cleland, Lauren Kubiak

Secretary Haaland kicked off the Department of Interior's review of oil and gas leasing with this admonition: “Now is the time for all of us to have a frank conversation about the future of our shared resources. The pause in…

Victory in California

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogCalifornia, Chicago, IllinoisLauren P. Phillips

A court rules that California must stop exempting metal shredding facilities from hazardous waste laws, clearing a path to finally protect California communities from metal shredder pollution.

2030 U.S. NDC: Policy Progress in all Corners of the Economy

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesStarla Yeh

NRDC has shown that a minimum reduction in net GHGs of at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 is within reach and technologically feasible.

How to Make Two Vital Tax Incentives Even Better (Part II)

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesRoger Baneman

There are ways to make green municipal bonds even better.

The Biden Administration Must Swiftly Commit to Cutting Climate Pollution at Least 50 Percent by 2030

March 30, 2021 Issue BriefUnited StatesRachel Fakhry, Starla Yeh

Now that President Biden has reestablished the United States as a party to the Paris Climate Agreement, NRDC urges the administration to commit to an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of reducing its GHG emissions by at least 50 percent…

Fighting Inequity with Solar Power

March 30, 2021 DispatchMinneapolis, St. PaulSusan Cosier

Minneapolis’s 4d program to boost energy efficiency and affordable housing in the city is kicking it up a notch.